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Tomas Barrón Province
Tomás Barrón is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian department of Oruro. Location Tomás Barrón province is one of the sixteen provinces in the Oruro Department. It is located between 17° 31' and 17° 44' South and between 67° 20' and 67° 34' West. It has been named after Colonel Tomas Barrón. The province borders La Paz Department in the North and West, and Cercado Province in the South and East. The province extends over 30 km from North to South, and 25 km from East to West. Population Main language of the province is Spanish, spoken by 87%, while 82% of the population speak Aymara and 8% Quechua (1992). *The population increased from 5,045 inhabitants (1992 census) to 5,424 (2001 census), an increase of 7.5%. - 48% of the population are younger than 15 years old (1992). *26% of the population have no access to electricity, 95% have no sanitary facilities (1992). *49% of the population are employed in agriculture, 1% in mining, 11% in indust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolivia Oruro Tomás Barrón
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, warm valleys, high-altitude Andean plateaus, and snow-capped peaks, encompassing a wide range of climates and biomes across its regions and cities. It includes part of the Pantanal, the largest tropical wetland in the world, along its eastern border. It is bordered by Brazil to the Bolivia-Brazil border, north and east, Paraguay to the southeast, Argentina to the Argentina-Bolivia border, south, Chile to the Bolivia–Chile border, southwest, and Peru to the west. The seat of government is La Paz, which contains the executive, legislative, and electoral branches of government, while the constitutional capital is Sucre, the seat of the judiciary. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Geog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
